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| Russian GRU Spetsnaz operatives infiltrate Caribbean nations by dressing and acting like the locals, blending in. |
U.S.
intelligence and the Pentagon brass were concerned over signs that Russian
Spetsnaz units were infiltrating into the Caribbean region. Yes, the Caribbean neighborhood,
America’s backdoor, is becoming an increasingly contested strategic space in
the global competition with Russia, despite our positional advantage.
U.S. intelligence found that hundreds of Russians, including Russian
Spetsnaz cells, were bolstering Venezuela’s air defense systems, and advising
on upgrading their SU-30s aircraft. The Spetsnaz motto is “Any mission, any
time, any place”, and it appears Venezuela and the Caribbean region is their
newest “place” of operation.
Their presence is particularly troubling to U.S. intelligence, since
they are an arm of the dreaded Russian GRU intelligence agency. As well as
running regular agents, who have a propensity to hunt down and poison Putin’s
opponents, the GRU’s spetsnaz (special ops) commandos are specialized in
conducting reconnaissance and sabotage.
In
Soviet times, they were active in conflict zones around the world, and
spearheaded the invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. Presently, they are still very
active and have conducted 119 targeted operations in the North Caucasus in 2006
alone, during which they killed more than 100 members of terrorist groups. Unfortunately,
they are currently infiltrating into the Caribbean via Venezuela.
In
the MISSION
OF VENGEANCE spy thriller, I discuss the Spetsnaz presence in the
Caribbean. Here are a few Snippets:
Snippet 1: CIA spymaster Corey Pearson spotted them across the street, Spetsnaz!
The murderous Russian GRU spies that infiltrated Crimea disguised as civilians before
Putin invaded in 2014…now they are slipping into this tiny Caribbean Island.
Snippet 2: Corey stared down at the captured Spetsnaz warrior who was strapped
to the waterboarding plank below him. He spit at them. “You Americans are so
stupid! My President Putin will take
care of my family after you kill me. They live in a plush apartment in Saint
Petersburg and my children will someday go to Lomonosov Moscow State
University, all paid for because of my loyalty to Spetsnaz and the GRU. I will
die for my mother Russia, knowing my loved ones will be taken care of.”
Corey said, “When you were abducted, we made it look like you defected
to the U.S. One of my agents is planted inside the El Nacional newspaper and tomorrow’s headlines, with your photo,
will announce that you walked into the U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo and turned
traitor. We even parked Boris Markov’s SUV in front of the embassy with a note
taped to the steering wheel. Putin will relocate your family to Siberia and
your wife will scrounge to put food on the table.”
“Fuck you, American!” He spit at Corey again. “Putin will drive you out
of the Caribbean. You will soon see what I mean. There are Spetsnaz sleeper
cells all over the Caribbean and you’ve not seen anything yet. The sonic
weapon’s attack on your diplomats in 2017 in Havana was just a warning. You
will be driven out of the Caribbean and my mother Russia will move in and take
over!”
End of Snippets
U.S. intelligence reports that a Spetsnaz
military member receives two months of basic training and four years of
advanced training before being allowed to formally join the GRU Spetsnaz team. When
it came to their performance, one military expert who saw them fighting in
Syria said they were keen on tactics and had great intuition and instinct.
They could shoot well, took care of their weapons and equipment, and were in
great shape and very well-disciplined.
Robert Morton is a member of the Association
of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO), enjoys writing about the U.S.
Intelligence Community, and relishes traveling to the Florida Keys and Key
West, the Bahamas and Caribbean. He combines both passions in his Corey Pearson- CIA Spymaster
series. Check out his latest spy thriller: MISSION
OF VENGEANCE.
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